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Noun: Marcus Aurelius  'maa(r)-kus o'ree-lee-us
  1. Emperor of Rome; nephew and son-in-law and adoptive son of Antoninus Pius; Stoic philosopher; the decline of the Roman Empire began under Marcus Aurelius (121-180)
    - Antoninus, Aurelius, Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, Marcus Annius Verus

Type of: Emperor of Rome, Roman Emperor

Encyclopedia: Marcus Aurelius